India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 6-10 November, 2013

Nice, proper shit stroke by Samuels.

More genius, this time Bravo and Chanderpaul.

The West Indians are crap.

Decent pace from Shami though.

tricycle wrote:More genius, this time Bravo and Chanderpaul.

Only one dig for SRT this match then:

44.3
Ashwin to Bravo, OUT, disaster for West Indies, Bravo's been run out! Chanderpaul's standing there with his hands on his hips. What on earth was Bravo doing? He nudged the ball off the pads behind square leg and sauntered down the pitch. There was no chance of a single there, Chanderpaul never ran and it was his call since the ball was behind square. Shami got to the ball quickly from short fine leg and by the time Bravo turned around, he had no chance. The throw to Dhoni's end was swift and the third umpire was not even needed.
DM Bravo run out 23 (96b 2x4 1x6) SR: 23.95

More intelligent play, this time Sammy. Only possible way Ojha would get a wicket, mind.

JGK wrote:

tricycle wrote:More genius, this time Bravo and Chanderpaul.

Only one dig for SRT this match then:

44.3
Ashwin to Bravo, OUT, disaster for West Indies, Bravo's been run out! Chanderpaul's standing there with his hands on his hips. What on earth was Bravo doing? He nudged the ball off the pads behind square leg and sauntered down the pitch. There was no chance of a single there, Chanderpaul never ran and it was his call since the ball was behind square. Shami got to the ball quickly from short fine leg and by the time Bravo turned around, he had no chance. The throw to Dhoni's end was swift and the third umpire was not even needed.
DM Bravo run out 23 (96b 2x4 1x6) SR: 23.95

Very kind to Chanderpaul, while Bravo was sauntering, Chanderpaul was dawdling along nearly halfway down the pitch before sending him back.

Gary 111 wrote:Also Tendulkar only needs one wicket to become the first cricketer to complete the 15,837 runs and 46 wickets double.

HE'S DONE IT! Just witnessed the most historic double achieved by an allrounder.

tricycle wrote:

Gary 111 wrote:Also Tendulkar only needs one wicket to become the first cricketer to complete the 15,837 runs and 46 wickets double.

HE'S DONE IT! Just witnessed the most historic double achieved by an allrounder.

India will miss his bowling in SA.

Even though you're joking, looking at the rabble that Ashwin has been bowling so far, it's far too accurate.

I saw the filth that he dragged down the leg side. I saw the straighty that Shillingford missed. I wondered to myself if Shillingford is richer than he was 2 hours ago.

Brass Monkey wrote:I saw the filth that he dragged down the leg side. I saw the straighty that Shillingford missed. I wondered to myself if Shillingford is richer than he was 2 hours ago.

He's been renamed Poundford.

Windies will lose by an innings

Brass Monkey wrote:I saw the filth that he dragged down the leg side. I saw the straighty that Shillingford missed. I wondered to myself if Shillingford is richer than he was 2 hours ago.

He's certainly richer for the experience

Good to see the Eden Gardens felicitating a great player's.

Spoiler:

Huh. I thought that was Jon Foo.

Who should be more useful in cricket with his wushu than Chawla.

Jon Poo would make an apt enough moniker for Chawla....

Well, his first name is already Piss...

Well that's farked his average:

14.4
Shillingford to Dhawan, OUT, well, he's gone this time, quite tentative from Dhawan, he was stuck on the crease as this length delivery spun away slightly from him, around off stump, he's pushed at it, and played on, it stayed a touch low, but that prod was very uncertain as well
S Dhawan b Shillingford 23 (34b 4x4 0x6) SR: 67.64

SRT looks very nervy.

Abdaal: "Around a kilometre away from Eden. A slow trickle of people making their way towards the stadium..the word is getting around the city"

The word may have to get around a bit fast....

ffs!! sawn off once again. even in his 199th

DRS would have saved him.

As would Darrell Hair given that Shillingford is a pinger.

28.3
Shillingford to Tendulkar, OUT, lbw! Shillingford has silenced Eden Gardens! He did him with the doosra, a delivery Tendulkar has had problems with in the past. The crowd gives him an ovation as he walks back but it's muted. Shillingford flighted the doosra and pitched it on middle, Tendulkar tried to defend from his crease and the ball straightened past the outside edge and hit the back leg quite high. He's unlucky to be given after watching replays. The impact was high.
SR Tendulkar lbw b Shillingford 10 (24b 2x4 0x6) SR: 41.66

Oh dear. Nigel Llong may need some bodyguards tonight.

wow. 5 down now

and he checks for the no-ball